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It’s a dangerous night to be traveling north on Interstate 35
Highway troopers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians stayed busy on Interstate 35 this evening, working at least three wrecks in the northbound lanes or frontage roads with at least two people being taken to the hospital.
For northbound motorists, it meant slow-going through the Waco area, especially just south of the city.
The first of the accidents — involving at least one rollover near the Sun Valley exit in Hewitt — occurred about 5:25 p.m., just in time for rush hour traffic. It caused traffic on northbound I-35 to back up for about two miles, highway troopers said.
At about 6:30 p.m., with traffic at one point backed up on a two-way frontage road nearby, the driver of an SUV reportedly tried to move onto the highway, only to crash into a southbound mini-van.
Witnesses said the SUV rolled over and one of the occupants was sent to the hospital.
About an hour later, with traffic moving again on northbound I-35, a motorcyclist reportedly cut in front of a car, only for the two vehicles to collide when traffic up ahead suddenly came to a halt, witnesses said.
The motorcyclist was sent to the hospital.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were too busy trying to get information on the accidents, tend to the injured and keep traffic moving to immediately provide more detailed information on the accidents.
By 8 p.m., traffic on Interstate 35 appeared to be moving steadily.
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